Wisden. Original Cloth Covered, Paper Wrappered & Rebound Editions

Lot 915:

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1920. 57th edition. Original paper wrappers bound in brown boards with handwritten date of book on label to spine. Some nicks to front wrapper edges, some soiling, the book a little untidily bound otherwise in good condition

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1923. 60th edition. Original paper wrappers bound in brown boards with handwritten date of book on label to spine. Some slight light fading to wrappers otherwise in good condition

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1928 and 1929. 65th & 66th editions. The 1928 edition bound in brown boards, lacking original wrappers and front advertising pages, titles in gilt to spine, good condition. The 1929 edition bound in brown boards with handwritten date of book on label to spine. The original paper wrappers have been laid down to the brown boards on the front and back, page 31/32 incorrectly bound and appears at the start of the book, odd faults otherwise in good condition. Qty 2

Estimate: £50/70

Hammer price: £42

Lot 923:

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1930. 67th edition. Original paper wrappers bound in brown boards with titles in gilt to spine and front board. The original wrappers a little worn, stained and soiled. Some irregular trimming by the book binder. Good condition

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1933. 70th edition. Original paper wrappers. Minor age toning and light soiling to wrappers and spine paper, handwritten ink signature of ownership to top border of front wrapper otherwise in good/ very good condition

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1939 and 1940. 76th & 77th editions. Original limp cloth covers. Some minor bowing to spines of both books. The 1939 edition with some soiling, creasing and general wear to covers, some wear to front internal hinge otherwise in good condition. The 1940 edition with some breaking to spine block, some wear, soiling and age toning to covers and spine otherwise in generally good condition. Qty 2

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1945. 82nd edition. Original limp cloth covers. Only 6500 paper copies printed in this war year. Some soiling and age toning to covers and spine, nick to base of spine paper otherwise in good condition. Rare war-time edition

Estimate: £60/90

Hammer price: £75

Lot 938:

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1946. 83rd edition. Original hardback. Only 5000 hardback copies were printed in this war year. Some dulling to front board gilts, faded gilts to spine, some age toning to boards and minor soiling to page block edge otherwise in good condition. Rare wartime edition

Estimate: £50/70

Hammer price: £100

Lot 939:

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1947, 1948, 1949 and 1950. Original limp cloth covers. The first three editions with some bowing to spine. The 1947 and 1948 editions with some wear and age toning to covers, normal browning to war time paper pages, the 1949 and 1950 editions with some staining and foxing to spines, affecting the borders of the covers, the 1949 edition with minor breaking to spine block otherwise in generally good condition. Qty 4